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question re: pain (for a friend)

Thought I'd post this question for my friend, who is really trying to breastfeed her second LO, who is 2.5 weeks old. She has been having a lot of pain with feeding. Got the latch checked by LC, that seems good. She suspects thrush. Went to urgent care, Dr. didn't think it was thrush, thought she was getting an infection, so prescribed antibiotics. Another friend suggested looking at possible tongue tie. She's going to have the latch re-evaluated. Is there anything else that could be causing pain with feeding? I'm drawing a blank. Also, re: thrush....I don't want to doubt this Dr.'s skills or anything, but does thrush get misdiagnosed a lot? I just want to help arm her with whatever info I can. She's really struggling, and it seems like she really wants to make breastfeeding work. (and I want to help support her in that, since I'm a pretty big advocate for breastfeeding, myself!)

Re: question re: pain (for a friend)

I think you have a good grasp of what the likely potential problems are: latch issues, thrush, or bacterial infection. It would help if we knew exactly what she was experiencing during nursing- it's common for the latch to look good while feeling bad. Can you convince her to post on the forum?